Nationality American Name Pamela Springsteen | Religion Roman Catholicism Nieces Jessica Rae Springsteen | |
Full Name Pamela Colleen Springsteen Parents Adele Ann Springsteen, Douglas Frederick Springsteen Nephews Evan James Springsteen, Sam Ryan Springsteen Movies Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy, Sleepaway Camp 3, Fast Times at Ridgemo, Dixie Lanes, Scenes from the Goldmine Similar People Bruce Springsteen, Renee Estevez, Jessica Rae Springsteen, Tracy Griffith, Felissa Rose | ||
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Pamela Colleen Springsteen (born February 8, 1962) is an American actress and Photographer. She had a short acting career, and is best known for playing the role of serial killer Angela Baker in Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers and Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland. She had co-starring roles in Dixie Lanes, The Gumshoe Kid, and smaller roles in mainstream films like Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Reckless and Modern Girls. She is N.W.A successful photographer in Los Angeles. She is the younger sister of Bruce Springsteen.
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- Bruce and pamela springsteen london olympic park 2013
- Early life
- Acting career
- Photography
- Other work
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
Early life
Pamela Springsteen was born in Freehold Township, New Jersey, to Adele Ann (née Zerilli), a legal secretary of Italian ancestry, and Douglas Frederick "Dutch" Springsteen, who was of Dutch and Irish ancestry, and worked as a bus driver. In addition to her older brother, with whom Pamela sometimes went on tour, she has a sister, Virginia Springsteen Shave. She was raised a Roman Catholic.
Acting career
Springsteen took up acting, and was cast in her first role as a young cheerleader in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. She also appeared as a cheerleader in the 1984 film Reckless. She appeared in Modern Girls, and Scenes from the Goldmine. Her first ever lead role came in 1988 when she accepted the role as psychotic serial killer Angela Baker in the low budget cult horror Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers, and in 1989, Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland, which has earned her a cult following among horror fans. Her final film appearance to date was in 1990's The Gumshoe Kid.
Springsteen has also made guest appearances on television series' such as The Facts of Life, Cagney & Lacey, Hardcastle and McCormick, and Family Ties. She left acting in order to pursue her career as a still photographer.
Photography
Springsteen began her career as a still photographer in the film and music industry. She photographed for a number of her brother's record singles, albums and other publicity stills, and was credited with photography on his album Lucky Town. She was also credited as the cinematographer on his music video "The Ghost of Tom Joad". She did still photography work on the films Jack the Dog, Manhood and Berkeley, the television films The Price of a Broken Heart and Dancing at the Harvest Moon, and the documentary The Making of the Crying Game. She was a photo consultant on the television film The Devil's Child.
Her style of photography has attracted many celebrities, including Courtney Thorne-Smith, Dolly Parton, Tom Hanks, Calista Flockhart, Olivia Newton-John, and Jaclyn Smith.
Other work
Springsteen directed the music video for the song "These Words We Said", by singer Kim Richey.
Personal life
Springsteen was briefly engaged to Sean Penn, her co-star in Fast Times at Ridgemont High.